Tibet

Traveling monks work on a sand mandala at Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois.

Tibetan monks on tour in US as China continues to restrict religion in Tibet

A group of Tibetan Buddhist monks, living in exile in India, are doing a “sacred arts tour” this month in the US. They’re demonstrating an ancient artistic and spiritual practice, creating big, colorful sand mandalas. They say Buddhist traditions like this are under threat because of Chinese government policies in their historic homeland of Tibet.

Tibetan monks on tour in US as China continues to restrict religion in Tibet
Exile Tibetan booth officials look at a green book, a necessary document for Tibetans to vote, during the second and final round of voting to elect their parliamentarians and the leader of the Central Tibetan Administration

Tibetans in exile elect a new president

Tibetans in exile elect a new president

The US draws a red line, saying China cannot name Tibetan Buddhism’s next leader

The US draws a red line, saying China cannot name Tibetan Buddhism’s next leader
China's red flag is show flying on a pole with the large white facade of the Potala Palace in the distance.

China sharply expands mass labor program in Tibet

China sharply expands mass labor program in Tibet
A white woman holds up a drawing of a plant next to a Chinese woman sitting at a table together

Confucius Institutes push back against Pompeo’s assertion they should close

Confucius Institutes push back against Pompeo’s assertion they should close
A woman stands at a podium. Behind her is a sign that says "Tibet will be free."

On the 60th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising, activists say the ‘resistance spirit’ is still alive

It's been 60 years since the Tibetan uprising in Lhasa prompted the Dalai Lama to flee his palace.

On the 60th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising, activists say the ‘resistance spirit’ is still alive
Padma Angdu was anointed as a Tibetan Buddhist rinpoche, or enlightened being, in 2010. He was 6 years old at the time.

Reincarnating as an enlightened being isn’t easy. Especially when you’re 6 years old.

After death comes for a rinpoche — a Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, imbued with supernatural powers — he or she may choose to reincarnate as an infant. Such was the extraordinary fate of a child named Padma Angdu, identified as a rinpoche in 2010. He was only 6 years old. A new documentary follows him as he grows into his destiny.

Reincarnating as an enlightened being isn’t easy. Especially when you’re 6 years old.
Kilian Jornet climbing Mount Everest

Catalan climber tops Mount Everest twice in one week

Kilian Jornet says his second climb in a week "opens up a new realm of possibilities in alpinism and I’m really happy to have done it."

Catalan climber tops Mount Everest twice in one week
Young boy holds Tibet flag at independence protest.

Policy or discrimination? UMass Amherst student prevented from carrying Tibetan flag at graduation.

A Tibetan student won't be allowed to carry her country's flag in a graduation ceremony's parade of flags. UMass Amherst says it's policy. Kalsang Nangpa says it's discrimination.

Policy or discrimination? UMass Amherst student prevented from carrying Tibetan flag at graduation.
‘The new student is the Dalai Lama!’ by Nana (koadenium).

Do blondes have better karma? Dalai Lama reimagines himself as 'mischievous blonde.’ Really.

Comic artists in Taiwan and Hong Kong started a Facebook page, the Blonde Dalai Lama, after the Tibetan Buddhist leader's comments that he may be reincarnated as an attractive, “mischievous blonde woman.”

Do blondes have better karma? Dalai Lama reimagines himself as 'mischievous blonde.’ Really.
Here is the Dalai Lama not meeting with President Obama on February 5, 2015, in Washington. Instead, he is shaking hands with Valerie Jarrett, a senior advisor to the US president.

Meeting with the Dalai Lama can come with a price

President Obama welcomed the Dalai Lama to a national prayer breakfast this morning in Washington. China is not happy about it. But will Beijing try to exact real punishment?

Meeting with the Dalai Lama can come with a price
China highlands

A new book documents China’s exploitation of Tibet’s natural resources

The recent agreement between the US and China to reduce greenhouse emissions made headlines — and rightly so. It was a big step for both nations. But, striking a balance between environmental protection and economic ascendance is much more complicated than that. In China especially, it seems, for every step forward, there are often two steps back. Its actions in Tibet are a prime example, according to a newly-published book.

A new book documents China’s exploitation of Tibet’s natural resources
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Hong Kong immigrants use Broadway show tunes to bring the democracy protests to Time Square

Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement is spilling out into city streets around the world. Take in the scene from New York.

Hong Kong immigrants use Broadway show tunes to bring the democracy protests to Time Square
Hello Kitty

Japan's Hello Kitty is not a kitty at all — she's an English school girl

Hello Kitty has earned herself millions of fans the world over since debuting in the 1970s — but a recent revelation from the company behind Hello Kitty has rocked many fans' world. That story in today's Global Scan.

Japan's Hello Kitty is not a kitty at all — she's an English school girl
American radio journalist Jocelyn Ford and Tibetan migrant Zanta are the main characters in “Nowhere to Call Home.”

Prejudice, exclusion and sexism is all part of life for a Tibetan migrant in Beijing

American reporter Jocelyn Ford only set out to snag some contact in inaccessible Tibet. Instead, when she sat down to talk to a Tibetan woman named Zanta, she ended up as part of her own story, experiencing Zanta's struggles and the deeply-ingrained sexism of Tibetan society.

Prejudice, exclusion and sexism is all part of life for a Tibetan migrant in Beijing